Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Mike Ozekhome has appeared before the presidential panel investigating Mr. Ibrahim Magu, the suspended EFCC boss.

Meanwhile, Chief Mike tendered six exhibits, two video clips and some documents with a view to establishing the leadership failures under Magu and the investigative malfeasance of the EFCC. Besides, he made recommendations on what to be done.

However, while reacting to the development,Mr. Tosin Ojaomo, Lawyer to Magu noted that it is obviously wrong and that what is being done by the panel is an effort to nail Magu at all costs by inviting people who have personal scores to settle with Magu. Thus, tagging it as “fishing expedition”.

“We are aware of the visit of Chief Ozekhome. His grouse is the freezing of his account in 2017, which was later unfrozen. Unfortunately, it only goes on to show that the panel is on a fishing expedition, because the panel is also inviting people, who have a score to settle with Magu.

“This is not how panels are supposed to act. We all remember how the Justice Oputa panel conducted itself professionally many years ago. People, who were invited, were given petitions ahead of time so that they could defend themselves. Till date, Magu has not received any petition. Is this fair?”

Contrary to the postulations of Magu’s Lawyer, Chief Ozekhome noted that he appeared not on a vendetta mission against Magu but towards advising Magu on how to fight corruption.

“I have not even said anything about the seizure of my funds by the EFCC and I am surprised that Ojaomo, a lawyer, can talk about something he didn’t witness. My N75m was seized by Magu and his goons despite the fact that it was my legal fees. I went to court and defeated them; so, I have nothing to prove.

“All I did at the panel was to tender some documents and some CDs, which contained videos. One of them is a video where I was given a standing ovation at an event where I advised Magu on how to fight corruption. It was about telling them not to do a one-sided anti-graft war, where you arrest activists and leave those in government.

“I also tendered a letter dated May 2017, which I wrote to the then acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo. In the letter, I raised 12 questions as to where the recovered loot and property were and if the property had been sold, to who and for how much. Tell Ojaomo to relax and that I have not yet started.” He said.